'Psy' Park Jae-sang

Date

1977–

Description

City of birth: Seoul
Country of birth: South Korea
Field of activity: Culture — music

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Quotes

‘I sincerely love and care about the criticisms from the public and the critics. Aaaand, I sincerely don't love and care about the haters. But this time, I took good care of the haters in the song “Fact”.’

Author

‘Psy’ Park Jae-sang

Speaker

‘Psy’ Park Jae-sang

Title of the publication

‘Psy Talks New “4x2=8” Album, “Gangnam Style” Anniversary and if He Cares About YouTube Views’

Other contributors

Jeff Benjamin, interviewer

Publisher (or journal name with vol. and number)

Billboard

City of publication

New York

Country of publication (modern nation-state equivalent)

United States of America

Publication date

31 May 2017

Location [pp. or web]

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7809836/psy-8th-album-interview-youtube-views-gangnam-style-anniversary

Original language

English

Genre

Interview

Context

An interview with 'Psy' in Billboard magazine publicizing the release of his 8th album, 4x2=8.

‘Well, we absolutely love working together. He’s a very humble man and a hard worker and I love working with him. We are cooking in the kitchen right now.’

Author

MC Hammer

Speaker

MC Hammer

Title of the publication

‘Psy, MC Hammer 'Cooking' Up New Music After Epic AMAs’

Other contributors

Marc Schneider, interviewer

Publisher (or journal name with vol. and number)

Billboard

City of publication

New York

Country of publication (modern nation-state equivalent)

United States of America

Publication date

20 November 2012

Location [pp. or web]

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474072/psy-mc-hammer-cooking-up-new-music-after-epic-amas

Other location

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZMCFzq37iQ&list=RD8ZMCFzq37iQ&start_radio=1

Original language

English

Genre

Interview

Context

Rap Artist, MC Hammer, spoke with Billboard magazine shortly after his performance with Psy during the 2012 American Music Awards, where they joyously mashed ‘Gangnam Style’ with ‘2 Legit 2 Quit’.

‘With the Gangnam Style, um, what do you know about the lyrics? We know sexy lady! So, I was so shocked, because, you know, I honestly, I never expected or never dreamed to be something international to myself, I never expected that kind of thing. And honestly, I was happy enough in my country.’

Author

‘Psy’ Park Jae-sang

Speaker

‘Psy’ Park Jae-sang

Title of the publication

‘Gangnam Style Singer PSY Visits Harvard’

Other contributors

Carter Eckert, Yoon Se Young, Professor of Korean History, moderator; Alex Zahlten, Assistant Professor East Asian languages and Civilizations, discussant

Publisher (or journal name with vol. and number)

Harvard University YouTube channel

City of publication

Cambridge

Country of publication (modern nation-state equivalent)

United States of America

Publication date

9 May 2013

Location [pp. or web]

36:10

Other location

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJKjsb_A8M4

Original language

English

Genre

Speech

Context

1,000 students attended an event examining how ‘Gangnam Style’ became a modern global digital culture phenomenon. Psy began his address by noting he spent four years studying management at a Boston University while marvelling at Harvard from afar and had just been told he was the first person to make a speech at Harvard without a written script.